Not all Tees are created equal. Remix is not your average Chinese T-shirt shop, flooded with Pandas, the great wall, I heart SH, or whatever they can print to milk the tourists for what they got. Tadi, a Shanghaiese guy who speaks perfect English, is the owner and designer of the store, not to mention also a music producer on the side. Most of the graphic prints are designed by Tadi and its easy to see his sense of humor and creativity in each master-tees. You can also find interesting accessories that utilize recycle materials such as computer flash card (which I thought was extincts for ages) to make notepads and used plastic posters for bags.
For more info www.remixship.net 187 Jin xian lu near maoming lu
Not the Miu Miu that is busy with the SS10’ collection, but the fluffy carpet like poodle rushing to greet me as I walk in this Asian inspired boutique on Jin xian lu. But more importantly... Please help find Miu Miu’s husband: espresso color poodle, age 2, last seen wearing a gray and black strip T-shirt, in the area of south shangxi lu near Starbucks. If you seen him please call 15800759255
Joyce, the owner of shop was a little resistance of having photos taken of her store because of the mess. However I ensured that the “mess” showed her personality as an artist and designer.
The Chinese antique pieces throughout the shop really contrast with her modern yet traditional hand-made dresses.
Walking inside the store, you can feel this woman is confident, mature, traditional, yet has a modern edge. And this message was hard to deny.
Joyce points out the wine bottles on the shelf with handwritten tags documents the famous people she was with as they enjoy the company and the wine. Joyce City, to me, is a modern version of Old Shanghai; the child of a Shanghai-ese mother and a Western father all grown up ready to face the world.
Joyce City 298 Jin xian lu, near South Shangxi lu.
What ever happened to customization in the fashion industry? The idea was cool, but maybe not cool on your wallet. Who was the sucker that paid $600 for a pair of made-to-fit Levi’s jeans? But this was before you met Mrs. China, the mother of manufacturing.
And also before you heard of the shop on jin xian lu near maoming lu called, bbmilk’s ,“clothes, accessories, made-to-measure” shop. It is easy to walk in and think, another fobby Shanghai-ese mom-and-pop shop with random pieces of clothing from whatever the shop owner could haggle with their secret supplier for dirt cheap. Though it took a little Easter eggs hunting skills to discover that they are what I’ve been looking for all these years….customizing shoes and bags!
Made-to-Order Recycle Bag: SM 35 rmb, L 55 rmb
Made-to-Order Shoes: 550 rmb
Their little made-to-order book includes color swatches, picture sketches, and most surprising, the making process. I have to say, I was utterly impressed with the work and heart that went in these 2.5”X3” handwritten booklets. And as the Japanese girls would cry in high-pitched voice, “kawaii~”.
It didn’t take long to curiously wonder upon www.bbmilk.net, where the owner (which I assume is a fairly young girl) creates this personal website where she showcases her creativity. She even created her own Ad campaign with DIY backgrounds, kinda like a blend of Andy Warhol and ViVi Japanese fashion magazine.
Not to mention, she even offers some sort of an e-commerce function with link to taobao. Lastly, although her photography collection was a little too deep for me, nevertheless, I managed to ctrl+c followed by a ctrl+v and post this up for your viewing. Enjoy.
bbmilk’swww.bbmilk.nettel: 13501785440Jin xian lu 191, #102
